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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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